Rail tie



A. A. LOQMHS March 30 1926.

RAIL TIE Filed Jan. 8, 1926 Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

UN T ST TE-s AUGUSTUS A. LOOMIS, or MUNDELEIM-ILLINOIS,

RAIL TIE.

To all whom it'vnag concern: I i Be it known that l. Ai'urs'ri's Looms,

a ('itize'n of the United States, residing at "Mundelein. in the county of Lake and State of-Illinois', have invented new and useful improvementsin Rail Ties. of which the following is a specification.

- This invention relates to .rail ties and more particularly to the means to secure the rails in lace. a;

1 rieflyst'ated, an important ob ect ofthis invention 15 to provide a rail tie having sim- "ple means whereby a rail may be secured to the tiewith a cushionlng member interposed between the base of the rail and the tie to provide a-inoreyieldable mounting for the A rail which increases the life of the track, the

' simplifiedconstruction, durable in use, and cheap to manufacture.

life of the rolling stock, and which brings about comfort to the passengers traveling over the road.

:A further and equally important object of the invention is to provide a rail tic of the character specified which is' of highly Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following 'descri tion.

In t e accompanying drawing forming a. part of this applicaticnand'in which like numerals areemployed, to designate like parts throughout the same, a

v Figure l is a detail longitudinal sectional view through the improved rail tie, the rail being shown in section;

Fig. 2 is-a vertical transverselsectional view taken on line 262 of Fig. 1

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary group perspective of the improved tie and associated parts.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a hollow metallic tie having a metallic chair 6 secured hereto by the aid of rivets 7. Fig. 2 plainlyillustrates that the rivets 7 not only extend througluthe top of the hollow tie and the bottom of the chair. but also extend through apertures in the dian'ietrirally. opposed wings 8 of fastening nuts 9. It is thus seen that the rivets 7 in addition to securing the chair 6 in place act as a reliable means to hold the nuts 9 in position within the tie 5.

More particularly, the rivets 7 hold the threaded openings in the nuts 9 in register Application filed January 8, 1926 Serial-No. 80,052.

with the openings 11in the top of the tie 5 and' in register. with the openings 1:3 in the chair. "lhis makes itpossible to easily insert bolts 16 through the chair and the top of the tie and thread-these bolts through the nuts 9. Figs. 1 and 2 plainlyillustrate that the bolts .16 are provided with heads 18 arranged exteriorly of the tie so that the same may be conveniently engaged by a suit able wrench for use in either securing the rail 20 in place or for detaching the bolts so that the rail may be removed for the purpose of renewal, or otherwise. Y

The bolts 16 carry washers 24 having an nular shoulders which overhang the base of the rail and thereby firinly'hold the rail in place. Fig. 1 clearly illustrates that the washers not only engage the upper surfaces of the flanges of the rail, but also engage ghe sides of the base of the rail and, there'- Ward movements.

Particular attention is directed to the fact that the wing nuts 9 are located within the tie and are, therefore, protected to .ahigh degree from the weather and consequently be detached at any time and also prevents 1e nuts from beinglost. The chair 6 carries acushioning element 30 of hard wood or fibre "so that the'rail'is yieldingly supported. This increases the life gill not readily rust. This permits the bolts of the tie and the rail and renders traveling over the tracks'more comfortable. The wear on the rolling stock is also substantially decushion 30 is provided .with openings'36 til ore, hold thef rail against lateral and upwhich aline with the openings 11 and 12 for 1 r the reception of the bolts 16.

\Vith reference to the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying .drawing it will be apparent that a rail tie constructed in accordance with this invenlion may be used in lieu of the conventional wooden tie and will last substantially longer and will have the desired cushioning'quali ioo liavin thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. "he combination of a hollow metallic tie, of a chair positioned on the hollow metallic tie and having upwardly directed side walls, and a cushioning element mounted on said chair between said side walls.

2. The combination of a hollow metallic tie, of a chair positioned on the hollow nietallic tie and having upwardly directed side walls, a cushioning element mounted on said chair between said side walls, and rail fastening bolts extendingthrough said cushioning element, saidchair, and said tie.

3. The combination of a hollow metallic tie, of a chair positioned on the-hollow inctallic tie and haying upwardly directed side walls, a. cushioning element mounted on said chair between said side walls, rail fastening bolts extending through said cushioning element, said chair, and said tie, and nuts permanently arranged within the tie and adapted to be engaged by said bolts, there being rivets permanently connecting the nuts to the tie and securing the chair to the tie.

l. The combination of a hollow metallic tie, a chair mounted upon the tie and having side walls, a cushioning element mounted on the chair and confined between said side walls, said cushioning element, said chair, and the top of said tie being provided with registering openings, a plurality of nuts p0 sitioned wlthin said'tie and having diametrically opposed wings, rivets extending through said wings, the top of said tie, and

said chair, and alining the openings in said nuts with the openings in said tic, said chair, and said cushioning element, and rail i'asteir ing bolts extending through said openings and threaded through said nuts.

5. The combination of a hol ow metallic tie, a chair mounted upon the tie and having side walls, a cushioning element mounted on the chair and confined between said side \\'alls,-said cushioning clement, said chair, and the top of said tie being provided with registering openings, a plurality of nuts po sitioned within said tie and having diametrically opposed wings, rivets extending through-said. wings, the top of said tie, and said chair, and alining the openings in said nuts with the openings in said tie, said chair, and said cushioning element, rail fastening bolts extending through said openings and threaded through said nuts, and washers mounted on said bolts and engaged with the side edges of the base flanges of a rail, said washers being provided with annular extensions overhanging the base flanges of the rail.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature AUGUSTUS A. LOOMlb. 

